Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I would like to say something on the same issue. The Minister can address it all together. I think the election of a mayor for Dublin would be very welcome, if that is what the people decide in the plebiscite. I ask the Minister to have a look at the time period. If the people of Dublin vote next year in favour of a single mayor for the four local authorities, they will have to wait until 2019 for that to happen. Perhaps the Minister will get an opportunity to look at that. I think it far too long to have to wait for a reform. If the people of Dublin vote in favour of this proposal in 2014, I suggest they should be allowed to directly elect a mayor for the Dublin area much earlier than 2019.